Despareux

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  1. I picked the perfect time to get lazy...

    Despareux replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Stay awake for 48 hours doing nothing but studying--really helps to put things into perspective; seriously. I am unmotivated right now, too. I think I'm ready to graduate already--not

  2. I feel stupid.. I A's the exam in nursing but in application, I cant remember a thing

    Despareux replied to Datu's topic in General Students

    Yeah, sometimes I have to jog my memory during application. I think it's because with so much to remember for nursing, and include your personal life...heck, I'm always amazed at how nursing students...

  3. What's your nursing school diet?

    Despareux posted a topic in General Students

    lately I subsist on cheetos puffs, junior mints, coffee, and an occasional meal I'm so ashamed of myself. I'm supposed to be promoting healthy choices to my patients (and my family) and I barely...

  4. Research paper topic

    Despareux replied to tojal1989's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Here's one of the articles I used for my research:

  5. Maternity clinical rotation advice

    Despareux replied to Missy2's topic in General Students

    I hope this is the

  6. Maternity clinical rotation advice

    Despareux replied to Missy2's topic in General Students

    I start my OB/Peds rotation this quarter, too! So far, I've heard that OB has a tendency to be pretty boring. I've been advised to bring something to study to help pass the time. I certainly hope...

  7. Is it very important for patients and nurses to wash hands in the nursing home ?

    Despareux replied to kcvo's topic in General Students

    Isn't hand hygiene one of the first [and most basic] lessons a nursing student learns in

  8. How often do you dream/talk in your sleep about nursing stuff?

    Despareux posted a topic in General Students

    Lately, I do quite often. I often talk in my sleep about nurse-y type things (does that violate HIPAA ), especially when I take really long naps on my couch with my kids running around like they just...

  9. Nursing Pets

    Despareux replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    I love my dog. He's my baby, well one of them. He is super smart, too. He knows how to work our sliding glass doors; he removes the stopper, unlocks it, and opens it and lets himself out and then...

  10. What's your nursing school diet?

    Despareux replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Oh no! So I'm going to gain back all the weight I've lost??!!?? My diet is lacking in so many ways and I can certainly feel it. So I am looking for substitutes for crappy foods. I found these baby...

  11. What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    Despareux replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    ME! 3.9, at four months pregnant. Never made it past 7.0 during entire pregnancy. Fainted, dizzy, and tired all the time. Gave birth, two weeks later = normal. Baby was born healthy. In a patient:...

  12. Just got accepted...terrified about Pharmacology

    Despareux replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Students

    I think pharmacology is easier than A&P and chemistry because it's relatively straight forward. Yes pharm does require a certain amount of analytical thinking, but not much, because it only...

  13. Single mother having trouble balancing time

    Despareux replied to hkendrick1987's topic in General Students

    Technically, I'm not a single mom, but I was many years ago while working two full-time jobs and going to college. Currently, my husband leaves for work before our kids get home from school and...

  14. Do CNAs make for better nursing students?

    Despareux replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student, I usually befriend those who have CNA backgrounds; they have a lot to offer those of us, like myself, who have zero medical background. In clinicals, yes, CNA's are better...

  15. How to pay for Nursing school: Student Nursing Scholarship + Financial Aid Links

    Despareux replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Students

    If it's going to save you from having to take out loans for living expenses, I would go the LPN route, and then have your new employer pay for your RN degree. Or if you're really bent on getting loans...

  16. "I'm A Good Nurse" Syndrome

    Despareux replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I would ever feel comfortable giving myself that kind of I'm-A-Good-Nurse/Student credit. Seems to me whenever someone has that sort of confidence, something terrible happens to

  17. Critical Thinking Help

    Despareux replied to Azure1213's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Critical thinking is just a name for putting it all together, which does require education and proper training. Do you know what exactly you are having trouble with--assessment, prioritizing,...

  18. Dead body vs. Live patient

    Despareux replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    Right now I'm a NS with no postmortem care experience, but when I used to volunteer, I came across a patient who came into the ED via ambulance. As I helped lift this patient from one bed to another,...

  19. 3.9 GPA, cant pass Nursing school tests!???

    Despareux replied to fleurafor's topic in General Students

    Oh the joys of over-analyzing everything. I think it's a personality thing. I'm very much an over-thinker and it lands me in trouble all the time; well, that was before. I have been working very...

  20. Yahoo! Who else just finished their quarter?!

    Despareux replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    The 17th is my last day and then we get two weeks off--sort of; we still have reading, reading, and more reading we have to do before the first day of our next

  21. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    Despareux replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    My Dad taught me how to make a "real" bed when I was a little kid and I taught my kids--Thanks Dad! It was taught to us in school during fundamentals, but we do not make the beds with hospital corners...

  22. Questions for Married Nursing Students!

    Despareux replied to 5LR14's topic in General Students

    My husband and I have been married for 7 years, together for 11. He works afternoons--leaves at 3:30pm and returns home at 5:30am. Our kids do not see their father until the weekend. I see my...

  23. And you thought a thong beneath whites was bad...

    Despareux replied to chinacatSN's topic in General Students

    Sexy-fying a butt crack just seems over the top. The girl must really like her butt

  24. Should second-hand smoke be illegal in a home with children?

    Despareux replied to starzrn's topic in General Nursing

    I admit, I am very, very torn on this subject. The first time I went into this woman's home (years ago), she was sitting at her table smoking a cigarette. Her 6 month old baby, who was born at 25...

  25. Not Able to Become A Nurse

    Despareux replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    How old are you? Have you discussed your aspirations with anyone outside of allnurses.com? If so, what do they tell